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It wasn’t until Caroline felt Kirk’s body temperature slowly rising that she raised her head. “What happened to you? Did you just return from Dr. Caldwell’s place?”
The only thing that could make Kirk react like this was something concerning her.
Kirk gently shook his head. “No.”
Caroline frowned, but she didn’t expose his lie. “Have you eaten?”
“Nope.”
“Then, let’s go out for dinner.” Caroline took Kirk’s hand.
“Kirk, it seems we haven’t had a candlelight dinner before.”
Kirk thought for a moment and nodded. “You’re right.”
“Let’s go have some Faromish food. We’ll go to the same restaurant where you proposed to me.”
“You still remember that?”
“Of course!” At the mention of that incident, Caroline felt quite regretful.
“Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten about that.”
“Of course not. How could I forget?” Kirk caressed Caroline’s head lovingly.
“Go change your clothes: I’ll call the restaurant owner and ask him to reserve a table for us.”
“All right,” Caroline responded before`she headed upstairs.
As Kirk watched her leave, he felt his heartache again. The three treatment options pushed him
and Caroline into a desperate situation.
Kirk closed his eyes for a moment. He waited until his emotions had subsided before calling the
restaurant owner.
By the time he was done, Caroline had changed into her dress and come downstairs. She was
wearing a Faromish–style dress.
The hem of her dress was wide and fluffy, only revealing her beautiful ankles. Furthermore, the
waistband style showed off her slim waist.
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Kirk took off his suit jacket and put it on Caroline. “Let’s go.
Caroline looked at Kirk in confusion. “Why are you putting this jacket on me? It looks so ugly
combined with my dress.”
“I think you look pretty good like this. That way, the men on the streets won’t even dare to gawk at
you.”
Caroline laughed at his words. “Kirk, are you that insecure about yourself? I mean, I’m not even
worried about you attracting other women’s attention.”
“You don’t?” Kirk raised Caroline’s chin.
Caroline smiled confidently. “Of course not. Why don’t you try it out?”
“No.” Kirk held Caroline’s hand.
“I’m not interested in those women at all.”
“Then, who are you interested in?” Caroline chuckled.
Kirk tapped Caroline’s nose. “You clearly know the answer to the question. All right. We should go.
“Okay.” Caroline held Kirk’s hand and headed to the Faromish restaurant.
When they arrived, Caroline realized that they were the only ones there.
“Why isn’t there anyone else here?” Caroline asked curiously.
Kirk led her through the dimly lit restaurant and sat at the dining table. “It’s perfect, isn’t it? Just
imagine that I booked this entire restaurant for you.”
“Sure.” Caroline smiled sweetly.
“But soon, I won’t have to imagine anymore.” As she spoke, she folded her hands and placed her
chin on them.
“You’ll be the person in charge of the newly established Evans Group soon. When the time comes,
booking an entire restaurant would be an easy chore for you.”
Kirk chuckled. “Darling, you’ve already planned to leave Evans Group to me after you take over
Collins Group, have you?”
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“I’m no longer interested in managing a company. I want to spend my time writing manuscripts. 1 want to become a famous playwright like Aunt Mary,”
Kirk smiled slightly at her words. “When did you start having this wish?”
Caroline thought for a moment before replying, “In the beginning, I continued writing simply because of Aunt Mary’s approval.
“Later on, I gradually experienced the joy of creating something. I never knew that the feeling of being able to communicate with the characters one wrote could be so wonderful.”
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“Now, I genuinely want to write this story. Do you understand how I feel?”
Caroline became increasingly enthusiastic as she spoke, looking at Krik expectantly.
Kirk smiled slightly at her words. “Yeah.”
Although he didn’t know how to write, he could still empathize with her dedication to what she loved.
Caroline happily smiled when she saw Kirk nod. She was worried about him being half–hearted about what she loved because it had happened with Eddy countless times.
She was delighted that Kirk hadn’t reacted like Eddy. He simply looked at her intently with a
smile. It made her truly feel respected. “So, you’ll support me, right?”
“Of course.” Kirk held Caroline’s hand on the table. “But darling, you have to promise me something.”
“What is it?” Caroline blinked in confusion.
“You can’t hide anything about your treatment from me.”
Caroline looked at Kirk in confusion. “I–I wouldn’t hide anything from you. Don’t worry. No matter what kind of treatment I undergo, I’ll talk things through with you first.”
Kirk stared intently at Caroline. After a long time, he let go of her hand and held out his pinky.
Caroline couldn’t help but laugh at his actions. “What are you doing? Are you doing a pinky swear?
”
“Signing an agreement is too troublesome, so let’s just do a pinky swear.”
Caroline thought that Kirk was childish sometimes, but it was an adorable kind of childish. “All
right.”
She readily held out his pinky and hooked it with Kirk’s. “I pinky promise to tell you everything. I
won’t hide anything from you.”
After saying that, she pressed her thumb on Kirk’s thumb. “Here. Happy now?”
Kirk’s frown relaxed slightly. “Yeah.”
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After finishing their dinner, the two went home.
Since the handover ceremony was held at the bank, the newly appointed chairman of the bank called Caroline when she returned home to inquire about the handover
“Ms. Evans, if there are no problems, we’ll carry out the handover in this sequence.”
The new chairman sent the handover ceremony’s itinerary to Caroline via email. “If there are any problems, let us know, and we’ll change them immediately.”
Caroline looked at it carefully and didn’t notice any problems. “I think this is pretty good. Haven’t you done many handover ceremonies like this? There’s no need to be so nervous.”
Why did she feel like this new chairman was taking this too seriously? He was acting as if she had ascended the throne or something.
The new chairman wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, “It’s my job. After all, Collins Group is part of the property of the big four families.”
He continued, “Ms. Evans, now that you’ve acquired this company, you have returned to their
ranks.
“This is a very major event for the Evans family. The press will definitely be at the venue, so this
ceremony must go smoothly.”
Caroline smiled slightly. “You’re too kind. Let me thank you in advance.”
The new chairman talked a little more. After repeatedly confirming with Caroline that there were
no problems, he hung up.
The chairman’s wife had been listening to the conversation. When she saw her husband finally
hang up the phone, she couldn’t resist complaining.
“Isn’t she just taking over Collins Group? Do you have to try so hard to curry favor with her? If
anything, you should be currying favor with someone like Eddy.”
“You don’t know anything.” The new chairman scolded his wife mercilessly.
“Do you know who’s Caroline’s endorser? If we upset her, her backer would wipe out a hundred
Morrison Corps.”
His wife’s expression shifted at his words. “Who is her endorser?”
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After Caroline acquired Collins Group, many people had been speculating on her endorser’s identity. However, there were many different opinions among the netizens. They couldn’t arrive at
a conclusion.
The chairman became impatient. “Why are you asking about this? I’m warning you. You shouldn’t poke your nose where it doesn’t belong, or you’ll get into trouble!”
Hearing how grave her husband sounded, the woman frowned unhappily. But she didn’t dare to keep asking.
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The day of the handover ceremony arrived in the blink of an eye.
Caroline had emancipated herself from Sarah and Dan, but she was still a member of the Evans family. They were also her predecessors at Evans Group, the company she currently owned.
Although many people in the Evans family knew they had nothing to do with Caroline’s acquisition of Collins Group, they still took advantage of the ceremony to make themselves known. If possible, it would be great if they got an official position in the new company.
Hence, apart from the reporters, most of the people gathered at the bank entrance early in the morning were members of the Evans family.
Furthermore, they were as bold as brass. When they saw the reporters, they started to brag.
“Caroline is my niece. I told you–only she could bring Evans Group back on its feet. Look, since she became the CEO, not only have monthly sales increased, but more and more people are investing in the company. She’s a business genius.
“I’m also Caroline’s aunt. She has always been clever. Otherwise, Mr. Morrison Senior wouldn’t have insisted on getting her married to Mr. Eddy. He had taken a fancy to our niece’s intelligence!”
“I think so too. I said we should’ve handed over the company to Caroline long ago. Look at how amazing she is. She acquired Collins Group in such a short time. Caroline, you must be watching the live broadcast, right?
“If you see me, remember that I’m the uncle of your second uncle’s wife. You have to get me a job at the new company. You don’t have to make me a manager or anything. Making me deputy manager will be fine, too.”
Caroline was silent. She was watching the live broadcast at the moment, and she heard what that
person had said in real–time.
In the driver’s seat, Jack couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the man’s words. “Ms. Evans, do
you really have a relative like him?”
Caroline smiled. “I don’t even know these people.”
When she had returned from abroad, a lot of people had come to see her, claiming that they were her aunts and uncles. But later on, as Eddy had started to treat her coldly, people like them had
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They had disappeared from her life when she had married Kirk, probably because she was no longer the future Mrs. Morrison. She hadn’t expected them to show up again when she acquired Collins Group
However, this time, Caroline wasn’t the only one who was unimpressed. Even the netizens who watched the broadcast felt the same way.
“Oh goodness, are these people from the Evans family? They’re so shameless!”
“Sometimes I really doubt whether Caroline is part of the Evans family. Otherwise, how could she be the only sane one among these wackos?”
“Hahaha, speaking of wackos, I thought of Layla. Who still has that screenshot of Layla’s tweet that she’ll run the Collins Group well after taking over? It’s freaking hilarious.”
“I remember that tweet, too! After Layla posted it, many people said she would definitely get Collins Group. It’s so refreshing to see her proven wrong.
“I laughed so hard when the bank made the announcement that night. Layla is such an idiot. The announcement hadn’t even been made by then, but she still had the gall to book a restaurant and pop some champagne. Couldn’t she be patient?”
The next stream of comments was full of complaints about Layla, so Caroline stopped reading them.
Since she was nearly at the bank, she put her tablet down and started checking her makeup. After making sure her makeup was fine, she looked up to see that the car had reached the bank’s entrance.
As soon as she got out of the car, everyone immediately pointed their cameras and microphones at her. However, her vibe had changed drastically.
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Caroline was completely different from when she had been working at Thorne Corporation. She
was now more calm, elegant, and generous than before. She had the bearing of a queen.
The bank’s new chairman approached Caroline as soon as he saw her. “Ms. Evans, the venue for
the handover ceremony is ready. Please come with us.”
“All right.”
Seeing Caroline about to enter the bank, many reporters asked anxiously, “Ms. Evans, can you tell
us who is endorsing you?”
“How did this endorser beat Layla, who had the support of both Morrison Corp and the Hackett
family?”
“Ms. Evans, is there a deal here that we’re not aware of?”
Caroline remained silent.
In the face of the reporters‘ questioning, the new chairman quickly signaled to the security
personnel to block them.
Then, he said to the reporters, “Everyone, we understand your desire to get to the bottom of things,
so we arranged an interview after the ceremony. Please calm down for now. Let us handle the
handover ceremony first.”
The reporters then stopped their questioning.
Meanwhile, in a black car, Layla looked coldly at Dan, who was driving. “What are you doing? Didn’t you already agree to our terms yesterday? Why are you going back on your word?”
Sarah feared that Layla would grab the steering wheel, so she quickly held Layla’s hand down. Layla, let us explain. After promising you that we would reveal Caroline’s identity today, we spent a lot of time thinking about things. We don’t think this is the best move to make.”
She continued, “Right now, Caroline’s career is at its peak. If we expose her identity, Collins Group will never be in Dan’s hands. Don’t you think so?”
Layla’s expression twisted into a scowl. “So you want to acknowledge Caroline as your daughter again just for Collins Group?”
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The fact that Caroline wasn’t their daughter was Layla’s final bargaining chip. If Dan and Sarah
didn’t want to admit this truth, she wouldn’t have any other way to beat Caroline.
“Well … You can’t blame us for this. We agreed that we would reveal that Caroline isn’t our daught, if you got Collins Group. But you failed to do so. So how can you blame us?* Sarah said,
clearly displeased.
“Besides, we really hoped you could take over Collins Group. You’ve let us down, but you started to
accuse us before we even said anything about it.”
Layla clenched her fists tightly. “Then, why are you taking me to the handover ceremony?”
Sarah glanced at Dan, who was driving. After a moment, she said, “We’re not taking you there.”
As she finished talking, the car came to a stop.
Layla rolled down the window and looked at the unfamiliar view outside in disbelief. Then, she
glared at Sarah and Dan. “Are you going to leave me here?”
“That’s right.” Sarah looked at Layla sternly.
“Layla, I can’t let you ruin my daughter’s handover ceremony.”
“Your daughter?” Layla was incredulous at their actions.
“You bastards are absolutely shameless! You were the ones who rejected Caroline first, but now you’re calling her your daughter again! Haha… Haha …”
Sarah and Dan looked at each other. “Layla, we don’t want things to get ugly. You’d better get out of the car yourself.”
“No way in hell!” Layla yelled. She was about to grab the steering wheel, but Dan hit her on the back of her head with a baseball bat.
Layla was overcome with dizziness and struggled to speak. She could only slump down in her seat and let her consciousness fade away.
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After dumping Layla by the side of the road, Dan and Sarah continued their journey to the bank.
After deceiving Layla the night before, they had made a plan to stop her from ruining Caroline’s handover ceremony.
Caroline taking over Collins Group was equivalent to the Evans family returning to its days of glory. Dan and Sarah couldn’t let such a joyous occasion be ruined.
Moreover, they had to take this chance to repair their relationship with Caroline. They weren’t fools. They wouldn’t be able to enjoy the fruits of Caroline’s labor if they revealed that she wasn’t their daughter.
“Hubby,” Sarah said happily.
“It won’t be long before we can stay in our old villa again, right?”
Although the villa Jude had bought for them was large, it still wasn’t comparable to their previous
villa. Dozens of household staff had been employed at their last villa.
But right now, they only had three household staff. Sometimes, Sarah had to cook her own meals.
“Let’s not celebrate too soon.” Dan was more sensible than Sarah.
“Remember, we’ve severed ties with Caroline. Although there are many reporters there, it’ll be
difficult to put pressure on Caroline to make her acknowledge us as her parents again.”
“That’s all right. As long as she never finds out that she’s not our daughter, she will acknowledge
us sooner or later.”
Dan said with a smile, “You’re right.”
Then, he lamented, “Things would be perfect if Caroline could forget everything that happened
during this time.”
Sarah’s eyes lit up at his words. “Hubby, do you remember-”
Before she could finish her words, Dan had already guessed what she wanted to say. “Of course, I
remember. But it’ll be hard to find that hypnotist again after so many years.”
“We have to try.” The gears turned in Sarah’s head.
+15 BONUS “Think about it. If Caroline forgets what happened during this time, we won’t have to go through the trouble of mending our relationship. We can just sit back and enjoy her success”
Dan said, “That would be a permanent solution to our problems. All right. Tracking down that hypnotist will be your responsibility. I’ll handle mending our relationship with Caroline.”
“No problem.”
After the two made up their minds, they happily set off and arrived at the bank soon. By then, the handover ceremony was officially over.
“Up next, we have some time for you to ask your questions.”
The new chairman approached the microphone and said, “Feel free to ask Ms. Evans questions if you have any.”
As soon as the chairman finished speaking, countless reporters raised their hands. The chairman looked over at Caroline.
Caroline briefly glanced at the audience’s expectant expressions. Suddenly, a trace of surprise appeared on her face as she saw Sarah and Dan.
She wasn’t surprised that they would be here. But she hadn’t expected them to be so bold as to smile encouragingly at her when they noticed her looking at them.
Caroline looked away expressionlessly and pointed casually. “The lady in the blue suit.”
A female reporter stood up excitedly. “Ms. Evans, I would like to ask who the person who endorsed you is. Also, there are rumors that you managed to get Collins Group because you pulled some strings.
“Are those rumors true? Some people even said that you’re connected to Mr. Morrison Senior’s
death. Is that true as well?”
Caroline’s expression shifted slightly at her words. After the reporter finished her question, she asked with a smile, “Did you read the reminder outside the venue before you came in?”
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After dumping Layla by the side of the road, Dan and Sarah continued their journey to the bank.
After deceiving Layla the night before, they had made a plan to stop her from ruining Caroline’s handover ceremony.
Caroline taking over Collins Group was equivalent to the Evans family returning to its days of glory. Dan and Sarah couldn’t let such a joyous occasion be ruined.
Moreover, they had to take this chance to repair their relationship with Caroline. They weren’t fools. They wouldn’t be able to enjoy the fruits of Caroline’s labor if they revealed that she wasn’t their daughter.
“Hubby,” Sarah said happily.
“It won’t be long before we can stay in our old villa again, right?”
Although the villa Jude had bought for them was large, it still wasn’t comparable to their previous
villa. Dozens of household staff had been employed at their last villa.
But right now, they only had three household staff. Sometimes, Sarah had to cook her own meals.
“Let’s not celebrate too soon.” Dan was more sensible than Sarah.
“Remember, we’ve severed ties with Caroline. Although there are many reporters there, it’ll be
difficult to put pressure on Caroline to make her acknowledge us as her parents again.”
“That’s all right. As long as she never finds out that she’s not our daughter, she will acknowledge
us sooner or later.”
Dan said with a smile, “You’re right.”
Then, he lamented, “Things would be perfect if Caroline could forget everything that happened
during this time.”
Sarah’s eyes lit up at his words. “Hubby, do you remember-”
Before she could finish her words, Dan had already guessed what she wanted to say. “Of course, I
remember. But it’ll be hard to find that hypnotist again after so many years.”
“We have to try.” The gears turned in Sarah’s head.
+15 BONUS “Think about it. If Caroline forgets what happened during this time, we won’t have to go through the trouble of mending our relationship. We can just sit back and enjoy her success”
Dan said, “That would be a permanent solution to our problems. All right. Tracking down that hypnotist will be your responsibility. I’ll handle mending our relationship with Caroline.”
“No problem.”
After the two made up their minds, they happily set off and arrived at the bank soon. By then, the handover ceremony was officially over.
“Up next, we have some time for you to ask your questions.”
The new chairman approached the microphone and said, “Feel free to ask Ms. Evans questions if you have any.”
As soon as the chairman finished speaking, countless reporters raised their hands. The chairman looked over at Caroline.
Caroline briefly glanced at the audience’s expectant expressions. Suddenly, a trace of surprise appeared on her face as she saw Sarah and Dan.
She wasn’t surprised that they would be here. But she hadn’t expected them to be so bold as to smile encouragingly at her when they noticed her looking at them.
Caroline looked away expressionlessly and pointed casually. “The lady in the blue suit.”
A female reporter stood up excitedly. “Ms. Evans, I would like to ask who the person who endorsed you is. Also, there are rumors that you managed to get Collins Group because you pulled some strings.
“Are those rumors true? Some people even said that you’re connected to Mr. Morrison Senior’s
death. Is that true as well?”
Caroline’s expression shifted slightly at her words. After the reporter finished her question, she asked with a smile, “Did you read the reminder outside the venue before you came in?”
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As soon as Caroline gave her statement, everyone naturally gave her a puzzled look
She explained, “If my husband hadn’t acted as our go–between, SY Group’s president wouldn’t have endorsed me.
“Besides, I’m extremely self–aware. Right now, I simply cannot manage such a large company well. But my husband gave me the confidence.”
“Is it because he thinks you can manage Collins Group?”
“No.” Caroline looked at the woman and smiled lightly.
“It’s because he can help me manage Collins Group.”
Everyone in the audience gasped, thinking that Caroline was crazy.
Caroline had been married for such a long time, but no one knew who her husband was. They only
knew that her husband was very poor and was a white–collar worker.
But now, Caroline was saying that she wanted her husband to manage Collins Group. That was
ridiculous.
Although Collins Group suffered heavy losses some time ago, all its assets were still part of the
big four families‘ properties.
If Caroline relied on Collins Group’s capital, she could even bring the Evans family back into the
ranks of the big four families.
Yet she wanted her husband to help manage it. Wasn’t she digging her own grave?
“Are there any more questions?” Caroline asked softly, ignoring everyone’s expressions.
She didn’t need everyone to put their trust in Kirk immediately. Time would prove that her
foresight was correct. Kirk would be a capable manager.
The reporters‘ thoughts were interrupted, and they didn’t know what to ask for a moment.
Seeing this, Caroline said, “Since there are no more questions, we shall-”
Before she could finish her words, the security guard’s urgent voice came from the door. “Miss,
you can’t go in there! An important event is being held!”
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“Let go of me! Caroline, you’re not qualified to acquire Collins Group!”
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Caroline looked at Layla, who was struggling in the security guard’s grip. She looked dirty, as if
she had been attacked.
Sarah’s and Dan’s expressions shifted when they saw Layla there. They wanted to stop her, but it
was too late.
Using all her strength, Layla yelled, “Caroline, you’re not Dan’s daughter. You’re not an Evans. You
don’t have any right to inherit Evans Group!”
Layla’s breaking news made the audience stand up, looking at her in surprise. The security guard was still struggling to hold Layla back.
At this time, Caroline said tremblingly, “Let her finish.”
The microphone amplified the trembling in her tone by a hundred times.
Everyone’s eyes landed on Caroline.
Layla finally broke away from the security guard’s grip. As she walked toward Caroline, she said, ‘
Listen here, Caroline. You’re not-”
Out of nowhere, Dan dashed out and slapped Layla in the face. Then, he said to the security guard,
“Get this psycho bitch out of here!”
The security guard didn’t know whose orders to listen to. He simply looked at the new chairman
for instructions. But the chairman was also at a loss.
“Dan, you fucking liar!” After getting slapped, Layla charged forward and slapped Dan as well.
When Sarah saw her husband being attacked, she rushed to his defense. The other Evans family members saw the reporters taking pictures of the spectacle, so they took action and tried to pull
the three of them apart. However, their fight was too intense.
And just like that, the venue fell into chaos.
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At this time, the chairman’s phone vibrated in his pocket. He quickly took it out and looked at the
screen. He had received a message.
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“Bring Ms. Evans out.”
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Upon seeing this text message, the new chairman wiped the sweat from his forehead. He approached Caroline and said, “Let’s get out of here for now, Ms. Evans.”
Caroline glanced at Layla, who was still fighting in the audience. After some thought, she nodded. And so, they left the venue through the back door.
Jack was already waiting there in his car. The chairman opened the door for Caroline. “Ms. Evans, here’s my business card. Feel free to call me if you need anything.”
Caroline had no intention of dealing with the chairman. She simply nodded half–heartedly in response, took the business card, and got in the car.
As the new chairman watched the departed car, he took his phone out again. That text message
was still there.
He looked at the phone number, lost in thought. Could this number belong to SY Group’s
president?
Caroline had managed to win the rights to Collins Group because her backer was SY Group’s
president. After thinking about it, the new chairman decided to save the number.
In the car, Jack glanced worriedly at Caroline in the back seat. Just now, Kirk had asked him to
wait for Caroline at the bank’s back entrance.
He had probably known that she would leave through the back door. Caroline had always been a
sharp person. If she found out about something…
Jack was imagining things, but then he noticed Caroline’s attention wasn’t on him. Instead, she
looked pale and solemn, as if something had happened to her.
“Madam?”
Caroline only returned to her senses after Jack had called her twice.
“What’s wrong, Mr. Jack?”
Jack smiled at her words. “I should be the one asking you that. What happened? Why do you look
so distracted?”
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Caroline opened her mouth, but she couldn’t find the words to answer Jack’s question.
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Layla’s words just now had shocked her. She had said that Caroline wasn’t Dan’s child, nor was
she an Evans.
Although she’d had suspicions that she wasn’t Dan’s child, she had never thought that it was
actually true.
So who were her birth parents? How did she end up as Dan’s daughter?
Caroline thought of her lost memories. “Mr. Jack, do you know where Dr. Caldwell is?”
Jack nodded. “Yeah.”
“Take me to him.”
Jack hesitated for a moment. Then, he turned the car around and drove to the hotel where
Michael was staying.
At the hotel, Caroline knocked on Michael’s door. Once the door opened, she got straight to the
point.
“Dr. Caldwell, if I had undergone hypnosis before and shut away my memories, can you help me
get my lost memories back?”
Michael was a little stunned. He looked at Jack behind her and said, “Didn’t your husband tell
you? There are three ways to deal with your situation. The first way is to hypnotize you again.
“But since you’ve been hypnotized before and we have no way of knowing what methods they
used, doing this may seal all your memories. The second way is shock therapy-”
“Hang on.” Caroline pressed her temples.
“You already prepared my treatment plan and told my husband about it?”
Michael noticed something amiss. He looked at Caroline and asked awkwardly, “You don’t know
about this yet?”
Caroline smiled. “It seems like there are quite a lot of things I’m not aware of.”
With that said, she pushed Michael away, walked into the room, and sat on the couch. “Come here
and tell me about those three options.”
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As Michael looked at Caroline, he somehow remembered the first time he had met Kirk
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The Kitk back then was just like Caroline right now. He had been bossy and assertive. People couldn’t help but bow down to him. Michael had to admit that this might be a mirror effect
betweer, spouses.
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Faced with Caroline’s powerful presence, Michael unknowingly revealed the three methods of
treatment to ner.
After he was done speaking, he looked at her nervously.
Caroline remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
After a while, she asked, “D–Did Kirk tell you which method to go for?”
“Your husband… didn’t say anything. He only said that he would think about it.‘
Caroline said, “Tell me about those three methods again.”
”
Her words puzzled Michael, but he still explained, “The first way is to keep doing hypnosis, but
you may forget everything. The second way is shock therapy. It can make you forget about Mr.
Morrison Senior’s death, but it’s the most painful of the three methods. The third method is-”
“For me to move on from my trauma alone.” Caroline finished Michael’s sentence for him.
Michael nodded. “That’s right.”
Caroline became silent once again. After a long while, she looked up at Michael again.
“I’ll do the second method, shock therapy.”
Michael was stunned. “Shouldn’t you discuss this with your husband first?”
“No, he definitely won’t approve of my decision.”
Michael was silent.
Then, he said, “Ms. Evans, since you already know that your husband won’t agree to you
undergoing shock therapy, why would you …
“Besides, I have to discuss this with your husband. What if …‘
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He understood how dire this situation was. If anything happened to Caroline, he wouldn’t be able
to survive.
“Then, it’s decided.” Caroline stood up.
“Don’t tell him anything. If he asks you about this later, just come to me.”
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“But-”
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“I’ll let you handle the time and location of the treatment. I hope you’ll finish getting ready soon.”
After Caroline was done talking, she left Michael’s room.
Michael was speechless. Her arrogance was exactly like Kirk’s.
Caroline went downstairs and got into the car. When Jack started the car, Caroline said, “Mr. Jack, you mustn’t tell Kirk that I came to see Michael.”
Jack was about to say something when she pleaded, “Please, Mr. Jack. Help me keep this secret.”
As Jack saw Caroline’s pleading gaze in the rearview mirror, he had no choice but to nod.
“Don’t worry, Ms. Evans. I’ll keep your secret.”
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“Thank you. Thank you
Caroline thanked him profusely, then turned to look out the window.
Jack turned his attention away from the rearview mirror, pretending not to notice the tears in Caroline’s eyes.
A few minutes later, Caroline sniffed and asked, “Mr. Jack, how are you and Cheryl doing?”
“We’re doing all right. We’ve talked about it, and we’ll just be friends from now on.”
Caroline felt a little regretful and said, “Is that all you guys can be?”
Jack smiled at her words. His smile had a hint of loneliness. “That seems to be the case for the time being.”
Caroline returned his smile. “It seems that love is about both fate and destiny.
“People can only be together if they’re destined to do so. If they don’t, they’ll always miss their
mark in love.”
She and Kirk were clearly destined to be together, but there were always obstacles impeding their relationship.
As Caroline looked at the heavy traffic outside the window, she silently prayed that she could
forget Jude’s death through shock therapy.
In truth, she didn’t want to forget about that incident, but if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be able to live
happily with Kirk.
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up to him in her next life.
verate her for ner decisions. She would work her butt off to make it
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Chapter 750
In this life, Caroline just wanted to live happily with Kirk. She pulled away from her thoughts.
“Today is a big day. I would like to invite you, Cheryl, Gwen, and the others to celebrate. Is that okay?”
Jack replied, “I’m all right with that. For Cheryl-”
“I’ll ask her right away.”
Caroline picked up her phone and sent a message in the group chat. She asked Gwen to inform Sean about it as well.
Gwen replied, “Okay.”
Caroline asked Cheryl, “Mr. Jack is coming too. Will you be there?”
Cheryl quickly replied, “Of course, this is a joyous occasion. Why wouldn’t I be there?”
After that, Cheryl sent Caroline a private message. “Caroline, Jack and I are simply close, like brother and sister. So you don’t have to worry about us.”
Caroline replied with an “Okay.”
Sonia also joined the conversation. “I really envy you guys. I want to go home and celebrate with
you guys.
“There’s no need to worry. Your moment will be here soon,” Gwen quipped.
“Carol is now the boss of a large company. It won’t be long before she’ll make you a world-
renowned A–lister.
“By then, you’ll definitely have the chance to celebrate with us.”
Sonia said, “Gwen, you’re such a tease. If I really become a world–renowned A–lister, I’ll celebrate it with you guys every day.”
Gwen laughed and said, “You said so yourself. I’m taking a screenshot of this.”
Sonia replied, “Go ahead. I won’t go back on my word. Oh, by the way, do you know who I met a few days ago?”
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Gwen said, “Who?”
Caroline and Cheryl also asked, “Who did you meet?”
Sonia didn’t keep them in suspense and answered, “Ms. Weiss! She showed up on the set a few days ago.
“I was shocked. Wasn’t she in Easton? Why is she here in Macldo now?”
The crew had been filming “Daughter of the Sea” in Macldo. Since Sonia had been there for a while, she didn’t know what had happened between Caroline and Marietta.
Gwen and Cheryl didn’t know what to say. The group chat was quiet for a while.
After a moment, Caroline said, “She probably took her daughter there for a trip.”
“Are you saying that Yvonne is Ms. Weiss‘ daughter?” Sonia was a little shocked.
Gwen quickly filled Sonia in on what had happened via private message. After Sonia finished reading Gwen’s message, she was at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, Caroline stared intently at Sonia’s last message. Layla’s words resurfaced in her mind.
“You’re not Dan’s daughter at all. You’re not an Evans!”
After returning to her senses, Caroline realized she had already typed something in the chat box.
“I might not be an Evans.”
As she looked at the words, she was calm, without any hint of emotions swirling in her chest.
The only thing she wanted to know was whether Layla had been telling the truth.
If she wasn’t an Evans, she wouldn’t be an irresponsible parent like Sarah and Dan, right?
If that was the case, she and Kirk could have a child. They could raise their child together and watch them grow up, get married, and have children.
Caroline was already imagining the heartwarming scenario of them as a family of three.
However, at this moment, the chiming of the notifications pulled her away from her fantasy.
She looked down at the phone and realized that she had accidentally sent the message she had typed.
Betrayed by her fiancé, Caroline Evans decides on a whim to marry someone else. Everyone mocks her for the decision of giving up on the heir to the Morrison family and choosing some poor punk instead. However, that poor punk is actually secretly the top wealthiest person around, newly back in the country to invest in its development. He’s also her ex’s uncle! Lamenting about being tricked, Caroline Evans insists on a divorce. But her husband corners her and says unblinkingly, “That billionaire is not me. That guy had cosmetic surgery to look like me.” Looking at his handsome face, Caroline believes it. “What a curse to have the same face as someone of the Morrison family!” The next day, the world is surprised to find that the heir of the Morrison family has been kicked out and now has nothing. As for the newly crowned top billionaire, he starts wearing a mask to hide his attractive features.
